CVE-2008-4555

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the push_subg function in parser.y (lib/graph/parser.c) in Graphviz 2.20.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a DOT file with a large number of Agraph_t elements.

Published: 2008-10-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4555 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.06%, 91th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2008-4555

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4555

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.23% 5.06% -0.17%
2 2025-12-04 6.79% 5.23% -1.56%
3 2025-03-30 — 6.79% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4555

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 6.8 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4555

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-4555

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2008-4555 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (graphviz), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4555
gentoo normal CVE-2008-4555: 1 GLSA(s) (200811-04), 1 atom(s) (media-gfx/graphviz); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-4555
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4555
ubuntu low CVE-2008-4555 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (graphviz), 14 status rows across 14 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): not-affected 9, ignored 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4555

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4555

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
graphviz graphviz <= 2.20.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5.7 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5_0.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5_0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5_0.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5_0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.5_0.3 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.5_0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.7.16.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.7.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.8.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.8.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.8.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.10_2003-09-15_0415_1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.10_2003-09-15_0415_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.10_2003-09-15_0415_2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.10_2003-09-15_0415_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.12.3 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.14.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 1.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:1.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 2.2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 2.16 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 2.20.0 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
graphviz graphviz 2.20.1 cpe:2.3:a:graphviz:graphviz:2.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4555

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